March 30, 2012

This
past week has been a very pleasant one! It started with the masters
classes of the sports I practised from which I have to stand out the new
choreography of Body Jam - simply amazing! I attended the dinner gala
party of the gym's 5th anniversary wearing an offhand tuxedo just to make a bold
statement, I did the make up of my gorgeous friends, I had a great time
and danced my butt off on the dance floor with my girls - thing I
haven´t done for a long, long time. Then I had a very busy week with
lots of errands to do and meetings and piles of paper work that are
finally taken care of and I'm more than ready to lastly enjoy a few days off from work thanks to Easter's school break! I'm in the mood for...

March 29, 2012

This is a super easy and tasty suggestion of a homemade cake that will look astonishing in your decor as well as will entertain your closest friends! Besides that it's also economical and you won't feel guilty for having let your bananas get too riped to eat them, but not bad enough to throw them away - thing that I really avoid and hate doing because there are too many people in the world starving, so one must be more careful and grateful towards the simple but precious things that we have, such as food. Here's my suggestion for next Saturday afternoon, with friends, family or all by yourself endulging a nice movie and a comforting delight!

Ingredients:

2 tea cups flour

2 tea cups of dark brown sugar

2-3 medium riped bananas

1 soup spoon yeast

1 soup spoon of cinammon

3 eggs room temperature

1/2 tea cup of milk

1 banana flavour yoghurt

dark chocolate chips

liquid caramel (to pour on top)

Pre-heat the oven 190ºC/ 4 gas

In
a bowl mix the flour and the yeast. Beat up the eggs , the sugar, the cup of milk, the mashed banana with cinammon for about 3 minutes with
the mixer and pour over the flour with the yeast. Put the dough
in a cake mould lightly greased with butter. Put it in the oven for
about 35 minutes.

March 28, 2012

Alexa Chung, a style icon of our time, in this picture represents perfectly the way I feel towards this unpaired piece of art, the ultimate symbol of luxury, elegance, sophistication, classic vs. modern dichotomy - the Chanel 2.55, named after its creation date, which was February 1955. Notice that she´s not merely kissing it, she actually licks it instead, which reveals more passion, desire, lust, crave and a bit of insanity - just the way I feel. Of course that counsciously I know that it is almost a crime to own such an expensive fashion item, let alone many, when the world is facing such a terrible financial crisis, but unconsciously my heart beats fast at the mere sight of one inside a simple magazine. My mind races towards the details that capture and strongly retain my attention - the background: it was created by a woman [Coco Chanel] and it was a revolutionary bag [the first shoulder bag], its intricate chains, the flap that has a secret compartment to hide love letters, the quilted diamond or herringbone pattern on the exterior and the running stitch gives it shape and volume. I've been dreaming about it for years, longing to touch and smell its soft leather, to wear it close to me, gently caressing my shoulder, to show it aroung with pride and joy, to hug it close to my heart. Chanel 2.55 - I think I love you!